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With less than two years to go before the election, Florida politicians are already pondering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Many of the Democrats and all of the potential Republican candidates, however, will most likely wait to see what incumbent Marco Rubio will do next. The Republican from Miami is considering a run for president in 2016. U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson of Orlando last week became the first of potential major Democratic candidates to say publicly he was seriously exploring the idea. U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy of Jupiter has also declared an interest. Other Democrats said to be considering the race include U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston,former state Sen. Dan...

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With less than two years to go before the election, Florida politicians are already pondering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2016.
Many of the Democrats and all of the potential Republican candidates, however, will most likely wait to see what incumbent...

UPDATED Dec. 10 4:23 pm with comments from U.S. Rep. Bill Posey.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, blasted Democrats on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for releasing its 518-page report on the CIA's detention and interrogation program. In a...

Looking out at the members of the College Park Rotary Club, U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Orlando, said there’s a lot that Congress could learn from a group like this.
In fact, Congress would be wise to reach out to organizations like the College...

There's no rest for the victorious.
Viewers exhausted by the 2014 election had to be surprised how quickly the talk turned to 2016 Tuesday night.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was certainly looking forward in an interview with NBC. "In Kentucky, in...

Will Abberger, who managed the successful effort to pass Florida's Amendment 1, is our weekly champ.
Champ:
Will Abberger: He managed the successful campaign to win passage from Florida voters for the Water and Land Conservation Amendment. While the...

TALLAHASSEE -- A rebellion against leadership by some Florida House Democrats has burst into the open days after the party lost six seats in the midterm elections and gave Republicans a supermajority in the chamber. Rep. Dwayne...

Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson have agreed to lead a new Democratic Party task force essentially tasked with figuring out what went wrong in the Nov. 4 general election and what can be done about it.
The Democrats got...

If lies were dollars, most of us could use our mailboxes as ATMs this campaign season.
Consequently, the Malarkey Meter is working overtime, ferreting out fibs, falsehoods and fabrications.
Today we have several. But we're going to first focus on a...

With five members, Central Florida has a bigger U.S. House delegation than some states. Last week we offered recommendations in two of the races. Today, the other three:
District 9
Incumbent Democrat Alan Grayson of Orlando is seeking a second term...

Incumbent House Representative Linda Stewart and her challenger Mike Miller both believe saving Florida's springs, lakes and aquifer is crucial to the state's future. Where they disagree is how to pay for it.
Stewart, a Democrat, favors Amendment 1 to...

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Tommy Gamble: The former chief of the Fruitland Park Volunteer Fire Department recently retired after more than a half century of service as a volunteer to his hometown. Gamble joined the department in high school. After becoming chief in the early...

In late 1998, weeks after Al Krulick handily lost again in his second attempt as a Democrat to challenge a Congressional institution, Republican then-U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum, Orlando Sentinel columnist Greg Dawson called Krulick "a born egalitarian...

If you hate the barrage of political TV ads lately, don't blame your Central Florida member of Congress.
Records show that none of them — nor any of their opponents — has spent a dime on TV commercials this year. It's another sign that all five...

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott stood on a stage and pledged to bring Floridians together after squeaking out another 1.1 percent victory over an outmatched Democratic opponent.But in reality, Floridians voted for business as usual in the State...

Where's Wes?
Wes Neuman, the Democrats' candidate running for Congress against U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, has vanished from public view for the past month.
His campaign shows no signs of any recent activity, even on his social media. No one...

A fake letter from President Obama has injected some last-minute drama into a race for Orange County Commission.Candidate Derrick Wallace posted a letter allegedly from the president on his campaign's Facebook page.The note, with an official-looking White...

TALLAHASSEE – Florida Democrats held a conference call Tuesday to try to find the sunny side of an election drubbing that saw the defeat of many of the party’s rising stars.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson blamed the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision...

The two Democrats seeking their party's nomination for Florida's attorney general have directed most of their rhetorical firepower on the Republican incumbent, Pam Bondi, rather than on each other.
Which makes some sense. There's not much difference...

It's hard, but not impossible, for a challenger to knock out a sitting member of Congress. Four of Florida's U.S. representatives lost their seats two years ago.
Another set of challengers has taken aim at incumbents this year. It's still not clear...

TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott signed a record $77 billion, election-year budget Monday that boosts spending on schools and the environment while sparing hundreds of millions in local projects from the threat of vetoes.
The spending plan for the...